When college/university programs in educational administration focus more on theory than on practicality, it becomes critical for beginning administrators to have a support system such as mentoring. Mentoring helps to close the gap between preservice training and the actualities of administration.
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Rogus, J.F., and Drury, W.R. "The Administrator Induction Program: Building an Experience." NASSP Bulletin, May 1988.
